I think you have to use the power button or you can slide out the keyboard with ICS. I know you can have the menu button unlock it though like older Android versions.
There is no hardware menu button so it isn't recognized when u press it while the phone is sleep... I think I'm confusing waking the device up and unlocking it I need for it to wake when I press the volume buttons
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